Orinella pulchella is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]
| Orinella pulchella | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Orinella pulchella | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Orinella |
| Species: | O. pulchella
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| Binomial name | |
| Orinella pulchella | |
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Description
editThe shell has a polished appearance. It is yellowish white, with a sutural chocolate band, appearing on the periphery of the body whorl. The columella has two plications.[3]
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off Japan, Korea and the Philippines.
References
edit- ^ A. Adams, Sowb. Thes. Conch , iii, p. 808, t. 171, f. 20, 1855,
- ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2011). Orinella pulchella (A. Adams, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588474 on 2012-01-12
- ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 301 (described as Pyramidella pulchella)